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Definition of hookah in English:

hookah

noun

An oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube which draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl.

‘Men gather there after work to talk, drink dark coffee, and smoke cigarettes or hookahs (water pipes).’

‘With their fondness for hookahs and their liking for Indian dress - so much more sensible than their own stiff jackets and collars - they became a distinctive set.’

‘There were children paddling in the streams, and girls carrying brushwood bundles on their heads, and old men sitting in the shade, sucking at their silver hookahs.’

‘Latif sat on the verandah and puffed away at his hookah.’

‘He drew deeply on his hookah, wheezing and coughing, making it burble and bubble in the still air.’

‘In urban areas, men enjoy spending their leisure time in teahouses, socializing and smoking the hookah, or water pipe.’

‘We reclined, Bedouin-style, on rugs and cushions to doze away the fiercest heat of the day, while young Arab men puffed on hookahs - the traditional hubble-bubble pipes for smoking sweetened tobaccos.’

‘They entered a warm, well-lit room with several small round tables and overstuffed armchairs, most occupied by robed Arabs drinking out of mugs and smoking hookahs, who ignored them after cursory glances.’

‘But I spent the remains of the afternoon lounging on the divan with Ali-Bab, nibbling almonds, sipping mint tea, and listening to the water bubbling merrily in his hookah.’

‘After your meal, enjoy a choice of 22 different flavored tobaccos that are served in authentic hookahs.’

‘One elderly man with a hookah at his table stopped puffing to say: ‘He's homesick.’’

‘The objects brought from the Indies include hookahs, Indian dress, musical instruments and images of Hindu deities.’

‘I am a big fan of hookahs ever since I tried them when I was in the Middle East in 2000.’

‘Saïd and Khaled spend most of their time drinking tea, puffing on a hookah and talking in circular logic.’

‘Shisha is tobacco mixed with molasses and fruit flavors that is smoked in a hookah (water pipe).’